I know regular potatoes are bad...but what about raw sweet taters??

[cjeanean]

I have some sweet potato halves that fell on the floor....Can I give them RAW to my chickens??? Thanks!!!

 

[MaineChickens]

I would love to know this too. I had peeled a bunch today and since I didn't know for sure, I cooked them for a few minutes in the microwave- so that is an option for sure.

 

[Opa]

I feed them to mine with no problem.

 

[rooster-red]

Sweet potato is still in the nightshade family.

I wouldn't take the chance.

 

[Opa]

sweet potatoes aren't in the nightshade family they are related to morning glories.

 

[12 Acres]

My chooks get potatoes...raw, cooked, peeled, sweet taters, not-so-sweet taters, etc...
You get the idea.
None have ever dropped dead from eating potatoes of any kind. They seem to relish potato peels and even like them better than apple peels.

 

[CK Chickadilly]

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Interesting, I recently read that any tubers should be cooked before feeding them to chickens.....hmmmmm........

 

[RickiHupp]

I feed ANY kind of taters to my chickens also. I have a great mashed potato pic too. I think they are all okay!!

 

[curliet]

This is something that I've been wondering about too. When I was a kid, Gramma kept a big ole enamel dishpan on the counter in the corner. During the course of the day a lot of stuff ended up in that pan, anything that was cleaned, peeled, trimmed, etc. Including potatoes. In the late afternoon she would send me out to throw the stuff into the chicken yard. The chickens were always fat and healthy, and no one worried about potatoes being bad. If anyone else has more experiences with this, I'd love to read about it.

 

[zatsdeb]

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this is what I do!!
also from memories of my childhood!!!
my chickens get all the scraps and love them!!!